Design and Reform of Relevant System of Technology Transformation in Japanese Enterprises:The Success and Failure of Toyota Motor
As a developed country,Japan's enterprise success depends on technology leadership to obtain development space,and its related institutional environment is unique and worth studying.By discussing the overall institutional environment that Japanese enterpri-ses faced in the process of technology transformation,including the management philosophy that emphasizes technology over market,the international environment that exists in the gap between East and West,the influence of traditional institutions and regional culture,and the several changes in the relationship between government-market institutions,this paper introduces the discussion on the institu-tional characteristics of Toyota Motor,such as the internal lean management system path dependence,the external feudal"screen sys-tem"relationship between enterprises,and so on.It points out that Toyota Motor is facing institutional difficulties in market information,internal management,government-enterprise relationship,social culture and other aspects,leading to the phased"failure"of technology transformation.Finally,on the basis of the reasoning and judgment of the direction of Toyota's technology transformation in the future period,the regular cognition of the relevant institutional issues of enterprise technology transformation is formed,and lessons are drawn to guide Chinese enterprises to further improve the efficiency of technology transformation and reduce institutional costs.
Japanese enterpriseTechnology transformationSystem design and reformToyota Motor